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If Obama somehow loses this election, there will be violence. If he wins there will also be violence. Posted via LiveJournal.app .

It's very heartening to see that decent odds are being placed on the next doctor being played by a black actor. (More on that here ) However, cynic that I am, I don't think it's going to happen. It's...at Merlin), but the cynic in me says 'No, they won't. Companion maybe, but not the Lead', simply because job security = surefire success, which makes any gamble less likely. Thoughts please, no flames

Sherman Alexie was on The Colbert Report last night, where he managed to be witty, intelligent, gracious and generally stupendous in the face of Stephen Colbert's buffoonish mockery. Alexie's repartee... where he just shook his head at Alexie, smiled and ended the interview. Given Alexie's masterful performance, I am interested to see if his book reflects the same keen mind and incisive word use.

Palin Effigy 'Not A Hate Crime' But aren't all crimes hate crimes? Come on now. Every penalty handed down for every prosecuted crime should be augmented in severity to accommodate the hateful feelings...that jury and judge thus apprised can accord punishment in the proper scope. Only in this way may a fallen man step from the shadow of his own villainy. So say we all. Er, or something. ;-)

...Obama Wins The prospect of a Black president has America's bastions of hate in an uproar. Leaders, including the wizard of the Imperial Klans of America, Ron Edwards, have long warned the white race is under attack and must be defended. Federal authorities say web sites have featured ugly calls to target Senator Barack Obama. And twice now since August, two sets of self-proclaimed neo-Nazi...

...and hand out "World Well Lost" by Theodore Sturgeon after that, since I'm kind of on my politically/ethnically themed stories right now. We're still having a semi-lively debate/discussion about race in SF/F on SF Novelists . A woman who identifies as a European African who grew up in South Africa during Apartheid has really moving response. We must have been posting at the same time, because...

...County.  Those of you familiar with Atlanta need little more explanation.  The rest of you, ATL, despite its pretence at the Olympics of 96, is haunted by racial conflict.  Socioeconomic status and race are very inextricably linked here, as they are in most urban settings. After talking to a couple of neighbors, I found out that one guy is pretty sure he knows who did our house because he has seen...

What a gift YouTube has been to this election. The political blogosphere is crazy right now. Fatalistic, perhaps, but sometimes that just puts the crazy in bas-relief. It’s been a very memorable run...official site TWiB YouTube channel Major hat tip to neutronjockey . Original post on Spontaneous Derivation . You may leave comments here or over on Spontaneous Derivation .